Almost Gypsy Soul

I admire those who can work in professions where they are charged with saving lives every single day because they can't save every single life, every single day. Its something I'm just not sure I'd be able to handle well enough to call it my profession. But, to save a life. wow, what an awesome opportunity. Even if we are not called to be take on saving lives every single day, we can be called to save a life someday....which is why I re-upped my commitment to the Be a Match Registry.   Its free, donors never pay and you could save someone's life. Easy, go to the website, browse around and see what good you could do if call upon as a match and signup. They send you emails each year to renew your commitment. easy peasy. I was first called to join the registry when Assistant Pack Leader was in the situation of needing a possible donor. The doctors were able to use her own bone marrow, so she didn't have to find a matching donor, but not everyone is that lu

Remember that old saying "you don't know what you have until its gone"?  Well I feel it ringing true lately. Although my sentiment is more as its coming back into my life little by little I realize how much I have missed it. All those things that can be found at the end of a dirt road makes my little heart go boom, boom. Since I've became a big kid, I've had to live in town thus making me realize how much I miss the country life. Since I've lost weight and became active again, making me realize how much I miss the outdoors. Its the simple things in life that make me most happy. So what has been making my heart go boom, boom the last few months? Branding Jello Shots and all day horseback rides Playing with puppies for hours! Singletrack Shipping calves Spending the day hunting with The Retired Guy

Damn. Once again someone else wrote my thoughts...way better than I ever could have put them into words. This article is a reprint from the Huffington Post.....but I added my own pictures. Her words, my pictures. Really, really read her words. She says its perfectly! Link to original article. Thank you Kristen for having the perfect words! It happens again. You're perfect. You say all the right things, awaken an energy in me that was dormant, and seem to read every thought I have like a book. I laugh more, I'm the version of me I really love to be, I talk with more wit, I feel elevated. Then the inevitable question comes along: Is this what I've been waiting for? Is it worth making a change, putting something else first, and taking a route different from the freedom I've come to know and love? Will I stay? I'm sorry, but for now, my love is the road. You know, I'd love to stay and get to know you, but right now I'm getting to know me. I'

something big is making a difference. Here is an article from Forbes , I just copied and pasted it for your reading convenience. Why Millennials Keep Dumping You: An Open Letter to Management Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. This post was cowritten with Elizabeth McLeod, a millennial and cum laude graduate of Boston University, and daughter of Lisa Earle McLeod. Attracting and keeping top millennial talent is a burning issue for leaders. Millennials are 35% of the workforce. By 2020 they’ll be 46% of the working population. Some of our most successful clients — organizations G Adventures, Google, and Hootsuite — are filled with millennials who are on fire for their jobs. Yet many organizations struggle to attract, and retain, top millennial talent. One of us, Elizabeth, wrote this letter, to share insights about what top-performing millennials want and how leaders can ignite the “energy of a thousand suns.” An Open Lett

A Desert Girl recently posted this on her blog, and I decided to follow suit because these posts are fun. Plus you will see at the end, she practically begged me to copy her post! 20 Questions  1.  Favorite food Oh man, do I love food! Do I just have to pick one? Carne Tapitia from El Vaq in Stillwater America will have to be the winner. 2.  Flip Flops or High Heels I don't really think anyone that knows me even a little bit actually needs me to write this in black and white. 3.  Favorite place to shop for yourself 6pm.com or REI 4.  Standard coffee order Large McDonalds 1 cream, 1 shot of vanilla 5.  Road trip must have snack cinnamon bears! yum! 6.  DIY or Hire it out MY DIY usually turns into a hire or buy.....so both? 7.  Top 5 TV shows Madam Secretary, Big Bang Theory, Nashville, Biggest Loser, Sons of Anarchy (rest in peace) 8.  Favorite Book I don't really have an all-time favorite book. I love me a good mystery story though! 9.  Favorite f

1. 12 months, 12 massages (8/12) I'm a month behind schedule, so there will be 2 on the schedule in October! 2. Yearly savings goal Lots of room for improvement here............... 3. Territorial Prison Museum 4. Glow-in-the-dark Golf Tournament So, so glad to finally check this one off the list! It was on my very first Dirty 30 list. It was cold and we didn't win, but we sure had fun! Next time hotel rooms will be in order though. 5. Soldier's Angel 6. Goal Weight 7. Complete Les Mills Pump 8. Mountain Bike Trip I had a wonderful time biking in Kansas...who would have known there would be such a great mountain bike trail in Kansas of all places. It was my highest mileage ride at that time and I am so happy my friend Patterson joined me for some biking! We might have to make it an annual trip! 9. Maui, Hawaii 10. Palisade Wine Biking Tour 11.* Donate 100 Charity Miles (111/100) I topped over 100 miles before the end of summer. I'm sure I w

The Music Man and I had a small communication mishap and so the list is a few days late. I know you guys are not expecting anything on time from me anymore.....so as to not disappoint you....here it is....a few days late. Summer is officially over, bring on Fall!! This is reason we live in this beautiful part of the world, fall is by far the best part of western Wyoming. There is a sad part though, the boat has been put to bed, the golf clubs will soon be retired and the days are getting shorter. So, here is a playlist to take you into fall. Clayton Anderson, Beer on a Boat Kenny Chesney, Save it for a Rainy Day Eric Church, Cold One Kip Moore, I’m to Blame Josh Abbott Band, Amnesia  Enjoy!!

Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: For the life of me I cannot figure out what I do on Fridays.....rest? maybe? Saturday: Sunday: